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SpatialNews Press Release
QUALCOMM Announces Roadway Express to Purchase OmniExpress Mobile
Communications System; Nation's Largest LTL Carrier to Equip Fleet with
CDMA Data Application
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 31, 2001--QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq:
QCOM), the leader in mobile communications for the transportation industry, today announced that
Roadway Express, Inc., (Nasdaq: ROAD), the nation's largest less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier, will
purchase and deploy the OmniExpress(TM) mobile communications system for use in its network of
vehicles and 20 of its terminals within North America.
OmniExpress is a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)-based digital wireless fleet management
system that provides real-time, two-way communications and vehicle position reporting for improved
mobile worker productivity and operations administration. Features include two-way data
communications, store-and-forward messaging, automatic vehicle tracking using integrated Global
Positioning System (GPS), as well as data integration capabilities with routing and scheduling systems,
and business-specific office applications.
OmniExpress offers a cost-effective wireless mobile communications solution by transmitting data
over the Sprint PCS digital network, which currently serves the nation's major metropolitan areas and
communities across the country. OmniExpress also offers optional access to Sprint PCS' nationwide
wireless voice service for customers who want a fully integrated voice and data solution.
Roadway Express was instrumental in assisting QUALCOMM in the development and field-testing
of the OmniExpress system, and currently has several hundred units installed and operating across a
number of pilot terminals. After successfully validating the positive impact on their operations,
Roadway Express will now expand its use of OmniExpress to 20 of its terminals throughout the United
States and Canada in 2001.
"We've seen how QUALCOMM's OmniExpress system helps us to be more proactive and
profitable, plan more efficient routes and reduce overall fleet miles," said John Bronneck, vice president
of operations for Roadway Express, Inc. "By extending our state-of-the-art information network to the
driver, we can provide critical information at the point of pickup and delivery for our customers."
"Roadway Express is continually focused on customer information requirements, operational
excellence, return on investment and technological advancement. It is significant that they have chosen
OmniExpress," said Chris Wolfe, senior vice president and general manager, QUALCOMM Wireless
Business Solutions. "We look forward to OmniExpress becoming a critical part of the Roadway Digital
Dispatch Solution, providing real-time pickup and delivery information to customers while increasing
operating efficiencies and helping to improve driver productivity."
A leading freight transportation carrier for 70 years, Roadway serves over 900,000 customer sites
using more than 10,000 tractors and 32,000 trailers. With its commitment to customer satisfaction,
Roadway has been recognized for setting the standard in providing seamless transportation service in
the North American LTL market.
QUALCOMM has helped the transportation industry become more efficient since 1988 when the
introduction of the OmniTRACS(R) mobile communications system provided transportation
companies with an innovative and effective way of managing logistics. Its fleet management solutions
continue to set the standard by offering products and services that meet the demands of a constantly
changing marketplace. With the introduction of OmniExpress, a CDMA-based digital wireless
communications and tracking system, along with trailer tracking and other industry-leading
technologies, QUALCOMM continues to expand into new mobile markets. With a Network
Management Center that processes more than six million transactions each day and over 370,000
QUALCOMM mobile systems shipped to businesses in more than 32 countries on four continents,
QUALCOMM continues to lead the industry in providing wireless data solutions.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering
innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's CDMA
digital technology. The Company's business areas include CDMA integrated circuits and system
software; technology licensing; Eudora(R) e-mail software for Windows(R) and Macintosh(R)
computing platforms; digital cinema systems; and satellite-based systems including portions of the
Globalstar(TM) system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS and OmniExpress.
QUALCOMM owns patents that are essential to all of the CDMA wireless telecommunications
standards that have been adopted or proposed for adoption by standards-setting bodies worldwide.
QUALCOMM has licensed its essential CDMA patent portfolio to more than 95 telecommunications
equipment manufacturers worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included
in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2000 FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on The Nasdaq Stock
Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking
statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the Company's ability to successfully
design and have manufactured significant quantities of CDMA components on a timely and profitable
basis, the extent and speed to which CDMA is deployed, change in economic conditions of the various
markets the Company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's
SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 24, 2000, and most
recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM, OmniTRACS and Eudora are registered trademarks and OmniExpress is a
trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM
Satellite Services, Incorporated. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Macintosh is
a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. Sprint PCS is a registered trademark of Sprint
Communications L.P. used under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
Sprint PCS provides data access to its network to OmniExpress subscribers, but is not responsible
for service quality, billing, customer care, warranty, maintenance or other aspects of subscriber service.
Availability of data services varies by geographic area.
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